Collections and Mixed Lots: A surface printed collection, the majority most attractive examples with c.d.s. cancellations in an album, incl. 1855-57 watermark small Garter 4d. (2), medium Garter (3), large Garter (4), 6d. (3), 1s. (3), 1862-64 3d. (2), 4d. (4), 6d. (2), 9d. (2), 1s. (2), 1867-80 3d. plate 4, 10d. (3), 2s. (5) incl. milky blue with R.P.S. certificate (1996), 2s. brown, 1873-80 21/2d. rosy mauve plates 3 to 17 complete, 1s....
Auction of Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History
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Oct 30, 2013 Europe/London
Grosvenor Auctions Auction of Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History
Wednesday Oct 30, 2013 14:00 to Thursday Oct 31, 2013 14:00 Europe/London
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Auction of Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History
A specialised auction of over 1,400 lots, the property of 119 vendors, including the fine collection of £1 stamps formed by Ian D. Crane MA, FRPSL, MsocInd, a fine range of postal history including a number of Corsini letters, an extremely fine selection of K.E.VII issues including colour trials and many rare shades, and the Roy Parker collection of Wildings and Machins
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Lot #2 - Great Britain collections and mixed lots
A Q.V. to early Q.E.II collection in an album incl. 1840 1d. (3) used, later line engraved mainly used incl. 1870 1/2d. plate 9 (oxidised), 1864-79 1d. plate 180 block of four mint, range of surface printed used to 2s. blue (3), a few unused, 1880-81 11/2d. and 2d. mint, 1883-84 2s.6d. (4), 5s. (2), 10s. (2) used, 1887-1900 Jubilee two sets mint (less 1s. green and carmine, only one 10d.), K.E.VII to 9d., 10d. (2), 1s. (2), 2s.6d. mint, to 5s...
Lot #3 - Great Britain collections and mixed lots
Collections and Mixed Lots: A mainly used Q.V. to K.G.VI collection in an album, incl. 1840 1d. (5), 2d. (3), 1841 1d's with numbers in Cross, 2d. with numbers "2" and "4" in Cross, 1864-79 1d. plate 225 OF, 1855-57 4d. (3), 6d. (3), 1s. (2), 1862-64 3d., 4d. (4), 6d. (2), 9d. (2), 1s. (2), 1873-80 1s. orange-brown plate 13 ID, 1884 watermark Crown £1 brown-lilac AD overprinted "SPECIMEN" without gum, 1883 or 84 9d. overprinted "SPECIMEN",...
Lot #4 - Great Britain collections and mixed lots
Collections and Mixed Lots: A surface printed collection in an album, incl. 1855-57 4d. (12), 6d. (13), 1s. (6) used, 1862-64 3d. and 4d. unused, 3d. (4), 4d. (19), 6d. (13), 1s. used on 1864 envelope to U.S.A., 1865-67 3d. plate 4 TI with inverted watermark used, 1867-80 9d. used on 1871 envelope to India, 1883 or 84 to 1s. used, etc., mixed condition. (a few 100s)
[Proposed price: £2000-2200]
Lot #5 - Great Britain collections and mixed lots
An accumulation of unused surface printed issues, values to 2s. blue incl. 1862-64 9d. (cut-down wing margin), 1867-80 10d. (2, one with tear), 1872-73 6d. grey single and pair, 1873-80 3d. plate 19 pair (cut-down wing margin), 8d. (2), 1s. plates 9 and 12, 1880-83 3d. on 3d., 6d. on 6d. (3), etc., very mixed condition, most without gum or regummed. (66)
[Proposed price: £2000-2500]
Lot #6 - Great Britain collections and mixed lots
Collections and Mixed Lots: A mainly used Q.V. collection on leaves, incl. 1840 1d. black (8), 2d. blue, 1841 1d's with numbers in Cross, 1d. plate 75 LK with "Union Jack" re-entry (just touched at top-right), 1867-78 5s. rose plate 1 AG, 1883-84 watermark Anchor on white paper 10s. ultramarine IE, 1887-92 Jubilee to 1s. (both) mint, etc., mixed condition. (100s)
[Proposed price: £1700-1900]
Lot #7 - Great Britain collections and mixed lots
A collection to 1970 in two albums incl. 1840 1d. (2), 2d. used, 1870 1/2d. plate 14 mint, a few surface printed used incl. 1855-57 4d. wmk. Medium Garter, 6d. pair on piece with 1859 Charles Rideout cancellations, 1867-83 5s. plate 2 DB, 1887-1900 Jubilee values to 1s. green and carmine (2) mint, 1912-24 most values to 1s. mint with some shades, 11/2d. chestnut with "PENCF" error, 6d. perf. 14, 1913 Waterlow 5s. fine used, later mint incl....
Lot #8 - Great Britain collections and mixed lots
A used collection of imperforate line engraved issues in an album, all plated (not guaranteed) with 1840 1d. (20) to plate 10 TA with re-entry, 1840 2d. (3), quantity of 1841 1d. with most plates, many duplicated, with alphabet I incl. 'black' plates, plate 14 pair, plate 78 inverted "S" (2), alphabet II to plate 173 (3), 175, double letters, constant varieties, inverted wmks. (2), Maltese Cross cancellations (approx. 150), set of numbers "1...
Lot #9 - Great Britain collections and mixed lots
Collections and Mixed Lots: A line engraved collection in two folders, incl. range of 1841 1d's. with numbers in Cross, multiples, 1864-79 1d. plates 131 HB-NG and 183 NA-OC mint blocks, 1870 1/2d. rose plate 9 IF and QP, etc., varied condition. (100s)
[Proposed price: £1500-1700]
Lot #10 - Great Britain collections and mixed lots
Collections and Mixed Lots: A Q.V. to Q.E.II collection in three albums, incl. 1840 1d. black used, 1887-92 Jubilee 11/2d. to 1s. (both) in mint blocks of four, 1902-13 to 1s. in mint blocks of four, 1934-36 Photogravure set in mint blocks of four, 1936 2s. booklet edition no. 357, 1939-48 set mint, 1948 Silver Wedding £1 in an unmounted mint block of four, etc., varied condition. (100s)
[Proposed price: £1400-1600]
Lot #11 - Great Britain collections and mixed lots
Collections and Mixed Lots: A Q.V. to Q.E.II collection in seventeen albums, incl. 1840 1d. black used (4, one is on cover), 1855-57 4d. (2), 6d. (3), 1s. used, 1867-80 3d. plate 6 KB mint, 1902-13 to 2s.6d. mint, Seahorses with 1913 Waterlow 10s. used, 1915 De La Rue 10s. used, 1929 P.U.C. £1 used, Q.E.II with f.d.c's, booklets, also Channel Islands, etc. (1000s)
[Proposed price: £1300-1400]
Lot #12 - Great Britain collections and mixed lots
A Q.V. collection on leaves incl. 1840 1d. (4), 2d. used, 1841 1d. (2) mint, 1858-69 2d. plate 14 mint, 1870 11/2d. plate 3 mint, a few covers, selection of surface printed to 1s. used, later mint incl. 1880-81 11/2d., 2d. (2), 1883-84 2s.6d., also 2s.6d. (4) and 5s. (5) used, 1887-1900 Jubilee set to both 1s., 3d. block of four, 5d. die I, etc., varied condition. (approx. 150, 10 covers)
[Proposed price: £1200-1500]
Lot #13 - Great Britain collections and mixed lots
A mainly used collection of surface printed issues on leaves with most plates to 2s. blue (4), 5s. plates 1 and 2, wmk. Maltese Cross 10s. DE, a few used abroad, 1881 die I 1d. lilac mint, 1883-84 lilac and green set used, 1883-84 to 10s. used, 1887-1900 Jubilee set to both 1s. mint with a few shades, duplicated used, range of Officials (with K.E.VII), etc., mixed condition. (a few 100s)
[Proposed price: £1200-1500]
Lot #14 - Great Britain collections and mixed lots
A Q.V. to Q.E.II collection in a stockbook with a few Q.V. incl. 1883-84 2s.6d. GA and 5s. DA mint, 10s. JE used (fault), 1887-1900 Jubilee set to both 1s. mint, K.E.VII 1/2d. to £1 mint, K.G.V mint incl. 1912-24 (less 9d. green), 1924-26 and 1934-36 sets to 1s., 1929 P.U.C. £1 (heavily toned gum), 1934 re-engraved 2s.6d. to 10s. used, remainder mainly mint incl. 1939-48 to £1, 1951 to £1, Q.E.II Wilding sets, 1955 Waterlow Castle set,...
Lot #15 - Great Britain collections and mixed lots
A large accumulation of mostly unused or mint line engraved issues in a binder incl. 1841 1d's, 1d. Stars with some 2d., large quantity of 1864-79 1d. plates, some pairs, all plates represented to 224 (less 77), 1858-69 2d. plates 7 to 15, quantity of 1870 1/2d. plates, 1870 11/2d. plates (1) and 3, a few used incl. 1870 1/2d. plate 9 (crease), a few perfins, also some later issues, etc., very mixed condition, some damaged, majority without...
Lot #16 - Great Britain collections and mixed lots
A K.G.VI to Q.E.II collection in eight albums with a few K.G.VI mint and used, duplicated plain f.d.c's, Q.E.II mint incl. pre-decimal commemoratives, most decimal sets to 2011, miniature sheets, a few Machins to £5, commemorative presentation packs 2002 to 2011, also various used, etc. (many 100s)
[Proposed price: £1000-1200]
Lot #17 - Great Britain collections and mixed lots
Collections and Mixed Lots: A line engraved collection on leaves, incl. 1841 1d. red-brown plate 10 OF used on 1841 (Nov.) cover, 1856 embossed Valentine envelope used 1856 bearing 1854-57 1d., 1854-57 2d. LC16 plate 5 BG, 1870 1/2d. plates 6, 14, 19 and 20 in mint blocks of four, plate 9 used, etc. (a few 100s)
[Proposed price: £1000-1200]
Lot #18 - Great Britain collections and mixed lots
A Q.V. later line engraved, embossed and surface printed collection, collected by cancellation type on leaves incl. 1864-79 1d. red plate 151 in unused block of nine with large part of left sheet margin, 1847-54 embossed 10d. and 1s. with 1844 type cancellations in blue, surface printed to £1 green, variety of later cancellations including numeral, duplex, squared circles, hooded circles, coloured cancellations incl. 1d. star initially...
Lot #19 - Great Britain collections and mixed lots
A mainly Q.V. accumulation on stockpages incl. 1840 1d. (25, some damaged), four apparently unused, 2d. (4), plus others with no margins, 1841 selection (7 incl. a pair) unused or mint, later line engraved incl. 1864-79 1d. plate 225 MF with part original gum (blunt corner), quantity of surface printed to 5s. with a few unused, some used abroad, selection of covers, a few later issues, etc., very mixed condition, many damaged. (a few 100s)...
Lot #20 - Great Britain collections and mixed lots
An accumulation of later Q.V. issues with mint incl. 1880-81 11/2d., 2d. strip of three, 5d., 1883-84 lilac and green set (some faults, 9d. unused), some additional values, 1887-1900 Jubilee sets (2) to both 1s. (one 1s. green poor), additional values to 6d. (3), 9d. (2), 10d. (3), 1/2d. controls, various used, range of Officials (not all guaranteed) mint and used, etc., mixed condition, some fine. (a few 100s)
[Proposed price: £1000-...
Lot #21 - Great Britain collections and mixed lots
Collections and Mixed Lots: A K.E.VII to K.G.VI collection in a folder, incl. 1902-10 £1 dull blue-green used, 1913 Waterlow £1 dull blue-green used, 1929 P.U.C. £1 used, 1937 W.T. Wiggins-Davies essays for the proposed high values, a 2/6, 5/-, 10/- and 20/- set of four in brown on white wove paper (stains), 1939-48 10s. dark blue and 10s. ultramarine (no gum) both overprinted "SPECIMEN", £1 used on plain f.d.c., etc (71)
[Proposed price...
Lot #22 - Great Britain collections and mixed lots
Collections and Mixed Lots: A K.G.V to Q.E.II collection in three albums, small stockbook and leaves, incl. 1918-19 Bradbury 5s. mint, 1929 P.U.C. 1/2d. to 11/2d. with watermarks inverted and sideways, 1939-48 set mint, also 1948 Silver Wedding set, 1952-54 watermark Tudor Crown set, 1955-58 watermark St. Edward's Crown set, 1959 Phosphor graphite set with 2d. error, all in unmounted mint blocks of four, 1958-61 graphite lined 11/2d. booklet...
Lot #23 - Great Britain collections and mixed lots
A Q.V. to K.G.VI heavily duplicated accumulation in an album, two stockbooks, notebooks and loose with much line engraved used incl. 1841 2d. quantity (mostly poor), 1d. and 2d. stars, 1/2d. to 2d. plates, coloured cancellations, protective underprints, surface printed used incl. 1880-83 6d. on 6d. quantity inc. OI and SJ with slanting dots, selection of K.G.V mint controls, Seahorses used incl. 1934 re-engraved 5s. (4), 10s. (14), K.G.VI...
Lot #24 - Great Britain collections and mixed lots
A duplicated surface printed collection in a binder with unused or mint incl. 1873-80 21/2d. rosy mauve plate 1, 21/2d. blue plate 17, 1880-81 11/2d., 2d., 1883-84 10s. overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 11, 1883-84 1s. (perf. faults, toned), 1887-1900 Jubilee set to both 1s. plus additional values to 10d. and both 1s., used incl. 1855-57 4d. wmk. large garter inverted, 6d. wmk. inverted (2), most plates to 2s. blue (8), 2s. brown (damaged), 1867-83...
Lot #25 - Great Britain collections and mixed lots
Collections and Mixed Lots: A mainly very fine c.d.s. used K.G.V to K.G.VI collection in an album, incl. comprehensive Downey Heads, 1913 watermark Mult Royal Cypher 1/2d. (2) and 1d. (2), 1924-26 watermark Block Cypher 1/2d. to 1s. with an excellent range of shades,1/2d. to 2d. with watermark sideways, 1929 P.U.C. £1, 1934-36 photogravure, Postage Dues, K.G.VI almost complete, Channel Islands, WWII issues, etc. (a few 100s)
[Proposed...
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